Having celebrated its 125^th anniversary as Utah’s largest and longest-standing business association, the Salt Lake Chamber has named Ray Pickup as the 104^thperson to serve as chairman of the Board of Governors. Pickup, president and CEO of Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) will serve a one-year term beginning July 1, 2012.

“I’m honored to be entrusted with such a role in an organization that has such a long and rich history,” said Pickup. “The Chamber plays a critical role in the strength of our economy and community and we will continue our work to build a strong economy in our state.”

In addition to well established Board priorities to enhance education, invest in infrastructure, reform immigration, clean the air, contain health care costs and renew downtown Salt Lake City, Pickup has identified three priority areas for the coming year:

·      Olympics – Support state efforts to bid for another Olympic Winter Games

·      Tech and tourism – Focus on improving services to the technology, life science and tourism industries

·      Emergency preparedness – Improve the preparation of Utah businesses for natural disasters and other emergencies.

“Ray has played a critical role as our vice chair and we’re excited to benefit from his leadership over the next year,” said Lane Beattie, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber. “The entire state benefits from the selfless service and dedication to our economy demonstrated by the talented executives who serve on our Board of Governors.”

In his role with WCF, Pickup oversees providing insurance to more than 20,000 Utah companies.

Pickup takes over as chair for David Golden, executive vice president and manager of Wells Fargo Commercial Banking’s Mountain Division. As immediate past chair, Golden will continue to play an active roll on the Executive Board.

The vacancy in the vice chairmanship of the Chamber’s Board of Governors will be filled by Questar chairman, president and CEO Ron Jibson. For the past year, Jibson has served as chair of the Chamber’s Public Policy Task Committee.

The Executive Board includes leaders from a cross-section of the Utah economy including banking, health care, mining, legal, publishing, construction, marketing, property management and energy. Businesses of all sizes are represented on the board.  

All-time Salt Lake Chamber Board Chairs

1902            William A. Nelden

1904            Col. Edwin F. Holmes

1905            Heber M. Wells

1906            Charles A. Quigley

1907            W.J. Halloran

1910            Joy H. Johnson

1912            W.W. Armstrong

1913            Dr. E.D. Woodruff

1914            W.F. Jensen

1915            George A. Steiner

1916            F.C. Richmond

1919            Lester D. Freed

1920            C.B. Hawley

1921            F.C. Schramm

1922            L.B. Hampton

1923            Ross Beason

1924            Frank B. Cook

1925            Beverly S. Clendenin

1926            Malcolm A. Keyser

1927            Edward M. Ashton

1928            James J. Burke

1929            E.O. Howard

1930            Harold P. Fabian

1931            H.J. Plumhof

1932            A.S. Brown

1933            D.D. Muir, Jr.

1934            Paul F. Keyser

1935            W.E. Ryberg

1936            John M. Wallace

1937            Charles N. Fehr

1938            Marion C. Nelson

1939            Herbert A. Snow

1940            Charles L. Wheeler

1941            Earl J. Glade

1942            F.H. Knickerbocker

1944            F.S. Mulock

1945            F.M. Michelsen

1946            M.L. Dye

1947            Frank B. Streator

1948            W.P. Dunn

1949            Glen L. Stanley

1950            Thornton D. Morris

1951            C. Cash Rampton

1952            Howard W. Price

1953            Sid H. Eliason

1954            W.T. Nightingale

1955            Frederick R. Hinckley

1956            Edward M. Naughton

1957            W.L. Fields

1958            Oscar A. Glaeser

1959            Dilworth S. Woolley

1960            F. Gerald Irvine

1961            Ned Winder

1962            John P. O’Keefe

1963            M.M. Fidlar

1964            Ted C. Jacobsen

1965            Kenneth J. Sullivan

1966            Edward W. Jenkins

1967            Scharf S. Sumner

1968            Fred F. Auerbach

1969            Arch L. Madsen

1970            Richard A. Van Winkle

1971            E. Allan Hunter

1972            Warren E. Pugh

1973            Dr. Paul D. Keller

1974            John E. Lattin

1975            S. Chris Johnson

1976            Richard W. Wells

1977            B.Z. Kastler

1978            Wendell J. Ashton

1979            Ashby S. Decker

1980            Thomas W. Lindblom

1981            Desmond J. Barker, Jr.

1982            Boyd A. Blackner

1983            John M. Scowcroft

1984            John A. Dahlstrom

1985            Robert H. Garff

1986            H. Roger Boyer

1987            D. N. (Nick) Rose

1988            Wm. James Mortimer

1989            W. Mack Lawrence

1990            Mark Miller

1991            R. Don Cash

1992            L. Scott Nelson

1993            Verl R. Topham

1994            Kenneth Y. Knight

1995            Arlen B. Crouch

1996            Stephen D. Swindle

1997            Mark W. Stromberg

1998            Alan S. Layton

1999            William H. Nelson

2000            Patricia A. Richards

2001            Kem C. Gardner

2002            A. Scott Anderson

2003            A. Scott Anderson and Prescott Muir

2004            Mark Howell

2005            Clark D. Ivory

2006            Keith Rattie

2007            Scott Hymas

2008            Chris Redgrave

2009            Jake Boyer

2010            Scott Parson

2011            David Golden

2012            Ray Pickup